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From: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>
To: Stephen Cameron <steve.cameron@hp.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, arjanv@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cciss: add passthrough ioctl
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:27:06 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030303152706.C30584@devserv.devel.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030303032640.GA13102@zuul.cca.cpqcorp.net>; from steve.cameron@hp.com on Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 09:26:40AM +0600

On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 09:26:40AM +0600, Stephen Cameron wrote:
> Because, in order to flash the array controller firmware,
> it's got to be done that way...

I don't buy this. Sorry. What's against creating a device for this
controller itself ? 
(And yes, the kernel could use a formal ioctl number for "upgrade firmware") 

  reply	other threads:[~2003-03-03 15:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-03-03  3:26 [PATCH] cciss: add passthrough ioctl Stephen Cameron
2003-03-03 15:27 ` Arjan van de Ven [this message]
2003-03-03 16:55   ` Alan Cox
     [not found] <200303030506.h2356wM27352@hera.kernel.org>
2003-03-03 10:30 ` Arjan van de Ven
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-03-03 16:17 Cameron, Steve
2003-03-03 17:48 ` Alan Cox

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